Galaga. Amazon Trail really got me hooked though. Then Earthworm Jim and Mechwarrior 2 turned me into a full-blown addict.
Sounds like you already have a pretty good plan in place.
One extension you might consider is libredirect. Instead of manually copying a random youtube link, pasting into the url bar, and changing youtube to yewtu.be, you can just click the link and let libredirect do it for you. If the front-end gets 429'd, you just click the "switch instance" button until you find one that's unblocked.
You might also like Simple Tab Groups, if you ever have trouble compartmentalizing a million open tabs. Might be disruptive to your workflow though.
Distro doesn't really matter. Just pick any popular beginner-friendly distro that supports your preferred desktop environment. Use a gaming distro like Garuda or Nobara if you really want to, but I doubt it makes a huge difference.
In OP's defense, when's the last time art made you feel something?
The future is now.
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The Pharisee paints the tax collector as evil, but the pharisee is the bad guy in this story. Literally the next two verses:
13 But the tax collector, standing some distance away, was even unwilling to raise his eyes toward heaven, but was beating his chest, saying, ‘God, be merciful to me, the sinner!’ 14 I tell you, this man went to his house justified rather than the other one; for everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but the one who humbles himself will be exalted.”